This paper considers the legitimacy-creating efforts of Better Place, an international new venture (INV) providing infrastructure services linking electrical vehicles and power grid networks. We analyze the debate on Better Place's attempts to communicate its business idea to constituents in...

In the wake of globalization, still moreregional clusters are globally outsourcing (purchasing components that wereoriginally manufactured internally) or offshoring (globally relocatingmanufacturing while maintaining ownership control). Policy makers and businessstrategists alike are searching...